Chapter 4: Using Drives and Ports

14 If your notebook is on, click OK to continue working on your notebook.

- OR -

If your notebook is off, turn it on.

Using the CD or DVD drive

You can use your notebook to enjoy a wide variety of multimedia features.

Identifying drive types

Your Gateway notebook may contain one of the following drive types. Look on the front of the drive for one or more of the following logos:

If your drive has this logo... This is your drive type...

Use your drive for...

 

 

CD drive

Installing programs,

 

playing audio CDs, and

 

accessing data. You

 

cannot use this drive to

 

create CDs or DVDs or

 

play DVDs.

Combination DVD/CD-RW drive

Installing programs, playing audio CDs, playing DVDs, accessing data, and recording music and data to recordable CDs. You cannot use this drive to create DVDs.

Recordable DVD Drive

Installing programs,

 

playing audio CDs,

 

playing DVDs, accessing

 

data, recording music and

 

data to recordable CDs,

 

and recording video and

 

data to recordable DVDs.

 

 

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